http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/us/study-sees-a-higher-risk-of-storms-on-the-horizon.html?ref=science&_r=0
Study Sees a Higher Risk of Storms on the Horizon
The eastern and central United States likely will see a greater risk of severe weather by the middle of this century as rising temperatures trigger atmospheric changes that favor storms. An increase in severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes along the east coast are expected. The study measured the impact of projected increases in temperature on conditions that are known to produce severe thunderstorms. Basically, as the century continues, temperatures will rise causing atmospheric changes to produce storms that are fairly rare now, to become much more popular.
The Environmental Protection Agency had predicted substantial amounts of methane from shale-gas operations. Although more than one million tons per year had been produced, the cleaner and better shale gas had not been produced at a substantial enough amount. Therefore, The Environmental Protection Agency has begun to require drillers to control leaks during completions. Now that shale-gas drilling is becoming more and more popular, regulations, such as controlling these leaks, must be put in place so that the United States doesn't waste such an important contribution to its natural gases.
